Why We Love Olivia Pope

This Is Why Every Guy We Know Is Going Crazy For Scandal's Olivia Pope Right Now

Olivia Pope is a fixer. She stares down scenarios that would appear to be unsolvable with a calculated air of cool rationality suggesting "unsolvable" is no more than an imaginary limitation.

When she's not busy fixing, quelling, and covering up potential political blowouts, she's dually enticing both an incumbent president and a super-secret government operative with her irresistible charm. But what is it about this wonder woman that has such powerful men going crazy about her?

1. Strong Sexual Nature

Olivia Pope plays the game that is modern romance with a sense of passionate determination. If she sees something — or someone — she wants, she will have it. And, truth be told, sometimes men appreciate playing the part of the pursued, not the pursuer.

While Olivia has a healthy sex drive, she’s able to control it — as she seems able to do with most anything in her life — or the lives of others, for that matter. Perhaps this is in turn what fuels that impressive drive - when Olivia is with her man (whether it be President Fitz, or government agent Jake) she’s there in full — mind, body, and soul. Every breath, every gasp, and every word uttered under the influence of sexual ecstasy is done while tuned into the here and now. And she keeps it unpredictable — by not limiting these acts to the bedroom.

2. Logical in the Face of Chaos

Olivia swims through a river of romantic fallings-out, political misdeeds, law-breaking ignorance, but somehow she never fails to keep her head above water by maintaining a cool, calm and collected stance. No matter how far a situation will spiral out of control toward the abyss of ultimate political disaster — like the American public finding out their President is a man who lacks the willpower to remain faithful to his wife — she keeps her wits about her. Now that is an impressive trait.

3. Emotional Complexity

Through the tumultuous affairs (political and sexual) Scandal’s Olivia Pope is forced to handle, we relish those moments of vulnerability when she opens up her hardened exterior and shares a piece of her soul with her lovers (and her audience), sometimes even shedding a tear — whether it be for President Fitz or agent Jake.

Men love women with emotional depth, who've been out in the world, gotten through adversity, and come back out the other side all the stronger. We don’t want to understand everything about you after a first date, but instead unravel those complexities through shared experiences — both good and bad.